Gardening discussion

[Ima Facultiwyfe]

Great job guys!
Love, Ima

[Bob Green]

Here are a few more pictures:

1. Cayenne Peppers and Okra
2. Okra Patch
3. Butter Bean Pods

[Very Duke Blue]

Beautiful! Our garden is lost to the weeds. We didn't have a chance to take care of,we needed to take care of our Harley. For almost 2 weeks straight, we had to take him to the pet hospital. That's ok, Harley is way more important. We are getting a few tomatoes. The vines were loaded when we left. When we came back, the vines had a few small ones. I guess someone picked them.

[Bob Green]

What's for dinner? Fried okra fresh from the garden.

[Very Duke Blue]

I love okra. I don’t batter mine. It looks like yours isn’t either. IMO, that’s the best way to cook it.

[Bob Green]

I love okra. I don’t batter mine. It looks like yours isn’t either. IMO, that’s the best way to cook it.

Yep, mine isn't battered. I just fry it in oil with black pepper then salt immediately after removing it from the pan.

[Bob Green]

I picked my first butter beans this morning. My vines had a lot of aphids on them but I attacked them by spraying a soapy water solution on them around four times and the aphids all but disappeared. The vines are looking much better with lots of little flowers starting to pop up all over so I am optimistic there will be plenty of pods in the near future.

[Bob Green]

What's for lunch? How about fried okra with a red jalapeno pepper chopped up and added to the pan.

Hmm, hmm good!

[Bob Green]

My garden is dwindling but still producing okra, tomatoes, chili peppers and eggplant. I cut down my butter bean vines this morning, which were a disappointment as were my long beans. It was not a good year for beans. Yellow squash and zucchini were a total bust.

But this morning, Flora is frying bacon and I'm going to have a nice BLT for breakfast made with a garden fresh Cherokee Purple tomato from my backyard.

Mm, Mm good!

[Bob Green]

Pictures:

Star of the show

Finished product

I had good timing as I used the two end pieces of bread. The end pieces are my favorite.

[CathyCA]

Our garden has been a disappointment this year, too. Maybe it's because we had too much rain?

Not to be deterred, I placed an order for 100 daffodil bulbs this morning. I'm going to have a flower garden next spring!

[Bob Green]

I've been messing around in my garden plots, turning over soil and adding some fertilizer. This afternoon I started transplanting green bean plants I grew from seed in peat pots to larger containers...30 minutes working in the yard followed by 30 minutes surfing the internet and watching TV...

...gardening is hard work so I've retired for the day and am presently drinking a beer and watching basketball.

I'll be back at it tomorrow.

[CameronBornAndBred]

Nice Bob! I've been doing same in my pots, getting rid of last year's skeletons and fertilizing/replenishing dirt. Just transplated some green bell peppers, and some future ABTs.
Also, a rosemary. I am on a mission to keep rosemary alive all winter. I had two thyme plants survive this past one.

[CathyCA]

When I came home for lunch yesterday, I was surprised to find out that Jon had gone over to Lowes and purchased black cow and more soil. He cleared out the garden beds, hand-tilled in the new soil, and put in peas, tomatoes, squash (yellow and zucchini), peppers, basil and mint (in a pot on the porch so it won't take over).

It all looked really good. I can't wait to see our little seeds burst forth in about 8 or 9 days!

[CameronBornAndBred]

I have a couple things I am going to do from seed, but mostly I wuss out and buy them already growing. I like to get the small pots that have 2 or three plants growing, that way I get them at least BOGO. They don't like me very much when I separate them at their roots, but within a day or two they bounce back.

I do have lots of volunteers popping up from seed, and I let those grow too.

[CathyCA]

I forgot the onions. Jon planted two rows of onions.

[Bob Green]

This weekend I need to restring my trellis and transplant green beans I grew from seed in the house. The plants already have runners but I'm still worried it is getting too cold at night.

[Bob Green]

I transplanted okra plants grown inside the house into the garden and put additional okra seed into the ground. I bought starter plants at Norfolk County Seed and Feed where they sell their plants in trays of 3 for $1.89 compared to $3.78 for each plant at Lowe's. Fifteen starter plants cost me $10.02 including tax.

I planted three Early Girl tomatoes into the ground, three Long Red Cayenne pepper plants into pots, an Asian Eggplant into the ground and two in pots. I have three more Asian Eggplants and three Green Bell pepper plants to plant today.

I had a tree cut down in my backyard a couple of years ago and the guy who cut it down admired my garden and asked me where I bought my plants. When I told him Lowe's, he told me about Norfolk County Seed and Feed.

[lawgrad91]

I transplanted okra plants grown inside the house into the garden and put additional okra seed into the ground. I bought starter plants at Norfolk County Seed and Feed where they sell their plants in trays of 3 for $1.89 compared to $3.78 for each plant at Lowe's. Fifteen starter plants cost me $10.02 including tax.

I planted three Early Girl tomatoes into the ground, three Long Red Cayenne pepper plants into pots, an Asian Eggplant into the ground and two in pots. I have three more Asian Eggplants and three Green Bell pepper plants to plant today.

I had a tree cut down in my backyard a couple of years ago and the guy who cut it down admired my garden and asked me where I bought my plants. When I told him Lowe's, he told me about Norfolk County Seed and Feed.

Norfolk County Feed and Seed is AWESOME. A cool mom and pop store that has been in Portsmouth for a lot of decades. My BFF whose husband works for a different nursery goes there to buy her (numerous) plants, even though she could get them for free from her husband’s company.

[Bob Green]

I went back to Norfolk County Feed and Seed yesterday and bought three Yellow Crooked Neck squash plants. My garden is off to a nice start...now I need the magic combination of warm sunshine and gentle rain to nourish those plants to fruition.